the guilded era (1875-1896)

Question 1

When were the Jim Crow Laws introduced

Answer 1

1880s

Question 2

What were the Jim Crow Laws?

Answer 2

A series of laws in the Southern states that legalised segregtion

Question 3

When were all the Jim Crow Laws deemed unconstitutional?

Answer 3

1964 (after the Civil Rights Act)

Question 4

When did Plessy vs. Ferguson occur?

Answer 4

1896

Question 5

what was plessy vs ferguson

Answer 5

it allowed states to make laws that discriminated against U.S. citizens simply because of the color of their skin.

Question 6

What was the significance of the Supreme Court’s actions in this era?

Answer 6

They did more to hinder progress in this period than any other period.

Question 7

What did the Supreme Court do in 1883?

Answer 7

Declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional

Question 8

What did the Supreme Court do in 1898

Answer 8

They declared that discriminatory voter registration was NOT unconstitutional